Plants, fungi, and microorganisms are equipped with biosynthesis machinery for producing
thousands of secondary metabolites. These compounds have important functions in nature …

In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the biosynthetic
pathway and regulation of flavonoids through forward genetic approaches. However, there …

This study investigated the effect of drought stress on the amount of phenolic and flavonoid
compounds as well as H 2 O 2 and malondialdehyde (MDA) in Achillea pachycephala. The …

Yellow peel will adversely affect the appearance quality of cucumber fruit, but the
metabolites and the molecular mechanism of pigment accumulation in cucumber peel …

Background Bud sport mutants of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) trees with a highly
blushed colouring pattern are mainly caused by the accumulation of anthocyanins in the fruit …

Taraxacum antungense Kitag is a wild plant used in traditional medicines, teas, functional
foods, and cosmetics. Luteolin is its major secondary metabolite. However, the molecular …

Abstract Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees is one of the most important economic
crops for its various medicinal properties, which has been widely used as medicinal herb in …

Root stem cells are crucial for the establishment of roots and are therefore a major
evolutionary innovation that enabled land plants to spread on land. Despite their …

Camptothecin is a high-value anti-cancerous compound produced in many taxonomically
unrelated species. Its biosynthesis involves a complex network of pathways and a diverse …

The metabolically most active compounds are mainly secondary types of metabolites, which
have therapeutic as well as pharmaceutical importance and are basically acquired from the …